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Drake attacks the city of Cartagena in …
Years: 1586 - 1586
Drake attacks the city of Cartagena in New Granada (Colombia).
Disembarking at night, he takes the city at dawn; he forces the inhabitants to take refuge in the neighboring village of Turbaco, burns the houses and destroys a nave of the cathedral.
Drake forces the authorities to pay him one hundred and seven thousand ducats and takes some jewelry and eighty artillery pieces before sailing on to San Domingo.
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- England, (Tudor) Kingdom of
- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- Peru, Viceroyalty of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Bogotá, Audiencia de Santa Fe de (Captaincy General of New Granada)
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
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- Colonization of Asia, Spanish
- Eighty Years War (Netherlands, or Dutch, War of Independence)
- Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604
- Drake's Raids in the Caribbean
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Years: 1586 - 1586
Locations
People
Groups
- England, (Tudor) Kingdom of
- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- Peru, Viceroyalty of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Bogotá, Audiencia de Santa Fe de (Captaincy General of New Granada)
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
Topics
- Colonization of Asia, Spanish
- Eighty Years War (Netherlands, or Dutch, War of Independence)
- Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604
- Drake's Raids in the Caribbean
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions